Michael Giardina serves as CEO of Office Tools Professional, which provides Practice Management software, educational conferences and the My Office Today magazine. He is the Chief Designer and Architect of their Practice Management Workspace ™ software, currently in its fourteenth year. Previously, Michael owned his own tax practice, provided IT consulting to accounting firms and was employed by multiple tax accounting firms. Prior to this, he worked with CCH Computax for 10 years as a trainer and product specialist. Michael routinely speaks at Accounting & Tax Conferences as well as online seminars on the benefits of technology and effective firm management. Having personally worked with over 500 firms, he continues to consult on office efficiencies and new technologies to improve firm practice management. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado.